Lead Product Manager

PeopleGrove builds software that helps higher education institutions support students and graduates at every stage of their journey. They are seeking a Lead Product Manager to own and drive product strategy across their CORE platform, collaborating with engineering, design, and senior stakeholders to define product features and ensure high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Own the roadmap for one or more CORE product lines, balancing customer commitments, strategic opportunities, and technical capacity
• Define and prioritize epics and features using clear, well-scoped requirements grounded in user research and business outcomes
• Partner with engineering and design to ship high-quality product efficiently — from discovery through delivery
• Build deep domain expertise in clinical education, accreditation frameworks (ACEN, CCNE, CAEP, CACREP, CSWE), and the operational workflows of program coordinators, clinical faculty, and students
• Serve as a key voice in go-to-market readiness — working with CS and marketing on positioning, release communications, and client onboarding
• Collaborate with the VP of Product on annual and quarterly planning, contributing to roadmap strategy and resource prioritization

Requirements:

• 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years owning a complex B2B SaaS product
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity — you can move from messy problem space to crisp requirements
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; you know how to influence without authority and build trust with engineers, designers, and go-to-market teams
• Experience with higher education, healthcare, compliance-driven software, or other regulated domains is a meaningful plus
• Comfort working in a distributed, async-first environment with a globally distributed team
• Curiosity, rigor, and a bias toward outcomes over output
• Familiarity with clinical placement, competency-based education, or accreditation reporting workflows
• Experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, Mixpanel, or similar product ops tooling
• Prior experience at a growth-stage edtech or vertical SaaS company